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The factors behind fleet reductions
Diesel on the way down(% saying yes)
Diesel
Gasoline
Compressed natural gas (CNG)
Liquid petroleum gas (LPG)
Hybrid
Truck productivityIncreased availability
of fleet usage dataWarehouse automation
Price
Truck durability
Multi-application truck
Reduction in operating costs
Most respondents predicted that demand for diesel- and gasoline-powered internal combustion lift trucks in North America would either stay the same or decline over the next three years, and that CNG, LPG, and hybrid fuels will become more common.
Only 30 percent of respondents to the 2015 survey said the size of lift truck fleets was generally declining—a big drop from the 68 percent who said the same in 2014. Here are the factors they believe influence fleet operators’ decisions to cut back.
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
0 1 2 3 4 5
On a scale of 1 to 5; 1 = no influence, 5 = high influence
4.4
4.0
4.0
3.3
3.0
3.0
2.6
6 33 61 12 44 44 39 55 6 56 440 33 670
Increase Stay the same Decrease
Fleet data systems gain more fans
Alternative energy picks up steam
Lift truck makers predicted last summer that 2015 would bring an increase in shipments of forklifts that utilize or offer data related to the truck, the fleet, or the operator.
FL
Lead-acid battery
Ultracapacitor
Supercapacitor
Fuel cells
Lithium-ion
Respondents believe lead-acid batteries will continue to be the most popular energy source for electric lift trucks in the next three years, but newer technologies, including ultra- and supercapacitors, which give batteries and fuel cells a quick burst of energy output, are gaining ground.
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
3.9 2.9
3.5 2.8
3.32.3
On a scale of 1 to 5; 1 = will not utilize, 5 = will utilize
3.7 3.8
3.51.0
3.21.0
2.4 2.3
2.3 2.5
On a scale of 1 to 5; 1 = lowest usage, 5 = highest usage
Data for the truck
Data for the fleet
Data for the operator
2015 2014
2015 2014
DCVinfographic
A snapshot of lift truck
trends in North America
A snapshot of lift truck
trends in North America
The Industrial Truck Association polls its members annually on forklift sales
and manufacturing trends in North America. Here are a few highlights
from the group’s 2015 Business Trends Survey. ITA represents lift
truck makers and components/parts suppliers that conduct business
in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
SOURCE FOR ALL DATA: INDUSTRIAL TRUCK ASSOCIATION 2015 BUSINESS TRENDS SURVEY (WWW.INDTRK.ORG)